These provisions were adopted to stamp out the constant abuse of supposed offenders by police officers during criminal investigations but have not had the desired effect, in particular because the Public Prosecutor's Office is still empowered to accept confessions.
Las disposiciones citadas, adoptadas para erradicar los constantes abusos contra presuntos delincuentes en que incurrían agentes de la policía en el desarrollo de investigaciones penales, no han producido el efecto que se esperaba de ellas, especialmente porque subsiste la facultad del ministerio público para recibir confesiones.